Ken Livingstone

Ken Livingstone strikes me as one of those rare politicians who genuinely refused to be tamed. Rising from working-class Lambeth to lead the Greater London Council and then become the first-ever Mayor of London, he never shied from controversy. Whatever side you land on, his nerve to push bold ideas like the congestion charge was real. What intrigues me most is his sheer versatility, doubling as autobiographer and broadcaster, even holding a fellowship of the Zoological Society. He was a man who relished playing the villain when conviction demanded it, and that stubborn backbone is exactly what makes him memorable.

Name (English)

Ken Livingstone

Name (Japanese)

ケン・リヴィングストン

Reading

けん・りゔぃんぐすとん

Born

June 17, 1945 (age 81)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Rooster

Origin

Lambeth, United Kingdom

Occupation

politician / autobiographer / broadcaster

Awards & achievements

• Fellow of the Zoological Society of London

• Official sitehttps://www.london.gov.uk
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken%20Livingstone
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q220723

Tags

• politician
• autobiographer
• broadcaster

Last updated

2026-06-18

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.